Facts about 50s cars

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. (General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler LLC)

The postwar years in the automotive industry was an era of unprecedented growth as General Motors, Chrysler and Ford made significant headway in automotive design and technology. More powerful cars, with Chrysler leading the way with the Hemi engine, and a culture that valued flamboyant, chrome-laden body designs prevailed in 1950s cars.

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Long Transition

It took the automotive industry a decade after the end of World War II to offer completely redesigned cars that shed prewar styling, with Chevrolet introducing the Bel Air series and Chrysler the 300 letter series in 1955.